Cat pee in the carpet, d'oh...

Shoshannah

My cat is spot-on with his litter tray and I've never had any problems with him, until a couple of weeks ago.

I had a house guest for the weekend, and the change in routine upset him. He peed on the carpet in the hallway twice, in two different spots close to each other.

I cleaned them up with a dilute mixture of surgical spirit in water and he hasn't used the carpet again, but of course I am faced with the age-old problem: how to get the smell of cat pee out of the carpet? :mad:

I am led to believe it is a new carpet job to achieve a 100% success rate, but it is a rented property and in any case it would be an expensive option. It's only a crappy old carpet and you can't see the stain, I just need to get rid of the smell in my hallway!

Tonight I've covered the area with bicarbonate of soda and will be vacuuming that up tomorrow. Next idea will be to pull up the carpet, replace the underlay - luckily the floor is concrete, not wood - and clean the carpet from both sides.

I will record my efforts here in case they help others. In the meantime, if anybody has some advice that really works to eliminate the smell - not mask it, or remove it temporarily - then please feel free to add! :T

Carer

We swear by this stuff:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wee-Away-Cat-500-ml/dp/B0044YBP9I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1361411348&sr=8-3

It's a bit expensive but well worth it. It kills the smell completely.
We have 6 cats and one has urinary disease so he'll choose anywhere except the litter tray to go if we're not watching.

Wouldn't be without this stuff now. Also use it outdoors when the neighbours' tomcat decides to spray up my door and bins!

Also you could try soaking the area with a solution of bio washing powder and hot water, that will also work to kill the smell.

Shoshannah

Well I was pleasantly surprised to see (or should that be 'smell'?) that the bicarbonate of soda has reduced, though not eliminated, the odour.

The old-fashioned ones are often the best!

Anyway, hopefully it has made things a bit more bearable while I plan my next attack...